The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-16
SOCIETY AT THE CAPITAL
AN ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF A
NURSES TRAINING SCHOOL.


A Pretty Little Story About a Belle
Reform in the Departm ents-Weed
ing out the Women-Alaska's Seal
Fisheries.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Washington So
cial circles have taken ON the dullness always
Characteristic of warm weather The most
noteworthy event of the week was the en-
tertainment given at the residence of Mrs.
n Whitney ON Wednesday in aid of the train
ing school for servants. Mrs. Waite, Mrs
Sheridan, Mrs Mcpherson, Mrs Bonaparte
and Mrs. Blatchford are among the patron
esses of this school. The presence of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland at the dinner party
given by George Bancroft few days ago
has been widely commented on, but is note
worthy principally as illustrating the per
sistency of the famous historian. The Presi-
dent and his wife were present in Difference to
the third invitation from Mr.. Bancroft to
the President, the wo former having been
given up because of Gen. Hancock's and
then President Arthur's death. The Presi-
dent had dined once before out of the Cabi-
net circle, going to Marshall Wilson's house
to dinner. but Mr. Bancroft's was Mrs
Cleveland's first appearance at a dinner out
side of the Cabinet. Mr.. Bancrofts after
dinner company included Mr.. and Mrs. r.
c. Winthrop and Miss Thornton, daughter
of Sir Edward Thornton.
Mrs. Folsom is still at Oak View. She has
her own horse and buggy and drives
into Washington frequently Her sister,
Mrs. Welch, is now visiting her The Presi-
dent and his wife are almost daily visitors
to their country seat. The drive in the cool
of the evening is particularly delightful at
al. nf hs, I
absence from the dinner given by the Presi-
dent in honor of Queen Kapiolani of the
Hawaiian Islands is the subject of consider
able comment. But there is no doubt that
it was caused by illness.
PRETTY LITTLE STORY.
No two young women in Washington
have been more written about during the
past season than the Misses Dolph and
Mitchell. Most people i'll reading Washing
ton letters little dream that their wording
sometimes furnishes the basis for pretty
little romances in real life. Such is the case,
however, as was recently demonstrated in
the case of Miss Mitchell. In writing of her
a correspondent remarked that in a certain
opera wrap of electric gray plush she sug
gested "a Maltese kitten by moonlight It
happened that an ardent admirer of Miss
Mitchelrs read the paragraph and forthwith
sent an order to Tiffany for a pin which
In return came large moonstone of.exqui-
site sheen, carved in the shape of a kittens
head, two tiny emeralds inserted for eyes and
the head supported by a crescent moon of
large and very brilliant diamonds, making
an ornament about the size of silver quar-
ter, which Miss Mitchell frequently
wears. Miss Dolph, the other belle from
Oregon, is also the heroine of several pleas
ant little episodes as result as the extern
sive circulation her name and acts have
been given by the newspaper writer's Miss
Dolph, whom some correspondent humor-
ously describes as having a Rubens-like
figure is variously described of plain, pretty,
picturesque, which interpreted seems TO
mean that her good looks are largely de-
pendant on her moods and her good clothes
In long, tight-fitting newmarket of dark
red cloth, with big black Gainesborough
hat on her head and the glow of exercise on
her checks, Miss Dolph is more than pretty
she is picturesque; but in dark dresses and
without animation she is on the wrong side
mediocrity. She needs color, light and
good background to be at her best.
SOME OF THE OTHER BELLIES.
Miss Florence Audenried is another of the
soterie of young ladies whose names have
become familiar to the public She is a
handsome and vivacious brunette, whose
father was a colonel on Gen. Sherman's
staff, and was noted for his gallantry to the
fair sex and his ability to lead the german
with all the ease and grace of Beau Brum-
mel. In some things Miss Audenried is
mininture Mrs. Potter. Every now and
then she gives her friends a SEN
sation First, one hears that
she is about to abjure the gaieties
and frivohties of this gidtly Washington
world and take the veil and solemn VOWS of
recluse that she intends to run away with
aa impecunious French count or marry with
pomp and ceremony a Russian prince of
landed estates. Then she is going into con-
sumption, or on the stage, and finally
and lastly the greatest enormity laid
to her coquettish account is the shock
she gave the present Chinese Minister by
appearing in his presence in an evening
dress cut very decollete, before his Celestial
highness was aware that climate
and conventionahties permitted such things
With perfect sang froid Miss Audenried
chatted away to Mr.. Chan Yen HOon,
through his interpreter, while the former a
St Anthony from the Flowery Land, avert
I'd his eyes from the dazzling shoulders and
arms before him, recalling no doubt to his
mind certain maxims of Confucius. Miss
Audenried has with her much of the time
a cousin from Philadelphia of the same
name, who is soon TO be married, and they
are seen together a great deal in society.
REFORM IN THE DEPARTMENTS
n much needed reform Is being lnaugu-
rated in the governments printing depart
ments. The Public Printer has determined
to stop the system of petty thieving going
on, and to that end all packages carried by
employees are subjected TO examination be-
fore they are allowed to leave the building
at the close of their days work. These pill
ferings are very small, so small that proba-
bly, the pilferers don't think them worth
thinking of. But they count up A pad of
note paper scratch book to-day, a
lead pencil tomorrow, a dozen rub
Der bands the next day, some ink
and pens and blotters and so on II
don't seem much, and yet if every one OF
the 1900 government employees in Wash
ngton gets away with the value of a single
penny day belonging to the government
It amounts TO $3.50 day or almost $1,000 .
week. Not only do the employees make free
with Uncle Sans good property--and it is
always the best-for their own use, but fcI
the use of their friends and families. One
often secs children of government employees
playing with balls composed entirely OF
rubber bands These bands are made OF the
very best rubber, and cost say SOC. a box
and 1t takes q couple of boxes 10 make 0
ball. Pads, or scratch books, come in very
handy for school children, and so it goes
almost world without end. The public will
be saved thousands of dollars annually by
the new order OF things.
WEDDING OUT THE WOMEN
Another chanoe that is I'm r,royrcse IN .hr